Eagle News Issue 120 September 2019 - January 2020 The Magazine of the Old Bedford Modernians’ Club Celebrating 50 Years of Eagle News Inside: Events Gallery 4 With Heartfelt Thanks 18 Memory Stir 27 The Magazine of the Old Bedford Modernians’ Club Founded 1892 Eagle News turns 50. See feature on pages 6-7. Issue 120 September 2019 - January 2020 Bedford Modern School Note from the Editor Manton Lane, Bedford MK41 7NT Telephone: In March, this issue of Eagle News was ready for proofreading for the final time before printing and you 01234 332663 would have received it just a couple of weeks later. Within days everything we had planned changed. Email: No-one could have predicted that schools across the country would close, that students would be
[email protected] taught remotely and that teachers would need to rethink how to deliver the curriculum online while School telephone: 01234 332500 juggling childcare and other responsibilities concurrently. Staff here at BMS, where possible, were School fax: furloughed to help pay for the reduction in fees which we offered to our parents. Those who were not 01234 332550 furloughed had to take on additional responsibilities and prioritise their workloads to respond to ever- Website: shifting educational and operational demands. www.bedmod.co.uk President: Accordingly, my focus also had to shift. In times of crisis, good communication is crucial and I had to Robin Wills (1960-69) concentrate my efforts on that area of school business. The OBM Club team has been exceptional in Chairman: The Headmaster, Alex Tate keeping in touch with you all in different ways and adapted to this online world quickly and professionally.